Coverage dated October 18, 2025

UK police 'looking into' claims Prince Andrew tried to smear accuser

Headline from Digital Journal

British police said Sunday they were probing claims that Prince Andrew asked an officer to dig up dirt for a smear campaign against his sexual assault

Digital Journal's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Earlier updates in this story

Read the reports

Reports & sources

7 articles, oldest first.

CNN
Police looking into whether Prince Andrew enlisted officer to dig up dirt on accuser Giuffre (opens CNN)
Published Oct 18, 2025
CNN's feed description
London police are probing whether Prince Andrew asked an officer assigned to him as a bodyguard to dig up dirt on sexual assault accuser Virginia Giuffre.
Digital Journal
UK police 'looking into' claims Prince Andrew tried to smear accuser (opens Digital Journal)
Published Oct 18, 2025
Digital Journal's feed description
British police said Sunday they were probing claims that Prince Andrew asked an officer to dig up dirt for a smear campaign against his sexual assault
NBC News
London police look into reports Prince Andrew sought information on accuser (opens NBC News)
Published Oct 18, 2025
NBC News's feed description
LONDON — Britain’s Metropolitan Police are “actively looking into” reports that Prince Andrew tried to obtain personal information about his accuser Virginia Giuffre, a spokesperson for the force told NBC News on Sunday
The Guardian
Police looking into claims Prince Andrew asked officer to find information on Virginia Giuffre (opens The Guardian)
Published Oct 18, 2025
The Guardian's feed description
Leaked emails suggest Andrew passed accuser’s details to Met bodyguard hours before bombshell photo came to light

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.